Supreme Court Overturns Giant Victory in World Series

In a stunning and unexpected development, the United States Supreme Court has vacated the recent victory of the San Francisco Giants over the Texas Rangers, awarding the World Series crown to the team from the Lone Star State.

Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion, which prevailed on a 5-4 vote in the case known as Bush v. Giants.

“In this opinion, the majority rests heavily on its most relevant precedent, Bush v. Gore,” Scalia wrote. “In that case, the Court established beyond the shadow of a doubt that the actual results simply don’t matter. Just as the number of votes cast in 2000 carried little weight in the presidential election in the State of Florida, so too, by analogy, does the number of runs scored by the Giants in the World Series have little bearing on the actual outcome. Umpires are fallible; this Court is not.”

“This Court is bound by the Constitution. No other document or set of facts in evidence is relevant — especially the opinions of the liberal elite sitting in the press box who claim to be witnesses. A careful and thorough reading of this founding document reveals no clause giving the government — and by extension, any other body that exists within our territorial boundaries — the power to declare any athletic team located or residing in the State of California to be the winner of any contest that might be remotely construed as coming under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce clause. Since there were only two teams vying for supremacy in the World Series, and it is clear that the Constitution does not permit a team from California (and certainly not San Francisco) to be the winner, it therefore follows logically that the title properly belongs to the Texas Rangers.”

An attorney for former President George W. Bush, who sat in the stands during the games played in Texas, lauded the ruling, indicating in a prepared statement that “the President is gratified that the Court has once again seen fit to validate the rule of law in a nation that has violated so many of our basic freedoms over the past two years. Of course, the textbooks in Texas would have reported in any case that the Rangers won, but it’s nice to have the formal record correspond with the facts as we know them to be.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a sharply worded minority dissent, claiming that the Roberts Court was distorting the founders’ intent. “Neither corporations nor the States of California and Texas were in existence when the Constitution was written,” she stated. “How this opinion, and several others within recent memory, can be construed in the context of a ‘strict constructionist’ philosophy, is totally beyond comprehension.”

Justice Anthony Kennedy, siding with the majority, explained his vote by saying “I went with the liberals last time. It was the conservatives’ turn to win.”

About Ron Wolff

Ronald Wolff, Psy.D., has been writing intermittently since childhood. He has authored an unbelievably amateur first novel (“Unintended Consequences”), a political thriller centering on preservation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (“Operation Capitol Hill”), and a number of literary short stories (“The Magic Pill” and “The Cellist”). In his “spare time,” he serves as President/CEO of a non-profit agency serving adults with disabilities. Inspired by his background reading for “Operation Capitol Hill,” Ron is now researching and writing a non-fiction “sequel,” tentatively entitled “I Pledge Allegiance: To What? The Paradox of ‘Me’.” It’s a massive project intended to ask the following questions: How well is this country doing in achieving the fundamental goals outlined in its founding documents? To the extent that achievement falls short of potential, what barriers exist? How, if at all, can these barriers be mitigated or overcome? Ron lives in Claremont with his dog Angel. He texts but does not tweet. Should you be so motivated, write him at OpCapitolHill@aol.com.

Ron: Thanks for this, making the Supreme Court even more of a laughing stock than they have made themselves. Anyone who took this seriously should just stop reading anything. They are a danger to society if they don’t.

Ron has NOT been reading the Onion too much. Maybe we’ve all been reading the Onion too little! Now Ron gives us a more local but equally or more insightful perspective on what’s really going on – or anyhow might as well be.

Is this a joke? Can you please provide verification for this story? I don’t see it anywhere else on the Web, other than progressive blogs. Please provide a link to the actual court decision. I know Fox News does this all of the time, but I normally read and trust your site. Please provide verification or stick to the facts.

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